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Posted by: Nadia on 03/26/2009 06:11 AM
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Stations of the Cross 2009
Join Nadia on Thursday the 9th April 2009 at 7pm for drinks at the opening of the Easter exhibition.
William Street Studios
3 William Street, Fairlight, 2094 |
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| Nadia Turner is a contemporary abstract painter who works specialises in oil and bitumen on canvas. Nadia works from her studio in Fairlight, on Sydney's Northern Beaches. |
I was born in Mount Isa in outback Queensland . It was here I first discovered my love for art. When I was 12 years old I attended conventional art classes run by a local artist over the school holidays. From this experience my artistic style involved mainly traditional landscape paintings but gave me the technical training that has become invaluable. During high school I experimented with different more contemporary styles and after graduating from high school I moved to Brisbane and studied Visual Art at the Queensland University of Technology.
When I had completed university the opportunity arose for me to live in Somerset , England and I jumped at it. For the next four and a half years I experimented a lot with my style and technique and in my quest to ensure that no wall in England remained bored, I began my own gallery selling contemporary art on the internet. My art was a sellout (so I didn't have to become one) and I became a full time artist painting canvases and original greeting cards. Along the way I gathered some private collectors and held a number of exhibitions.
After my time in England I traveled for a year and finally settled in Vancouver , Canada . I spent a year in Canada and while there I found time to paint experimenting again with my style to paint landscapes in an abstract way. From Canada I came back to Australia and made Northern Sydney my home.
I am now involved in helping to manage ‘The Art Sanctuary' gallery in Williams Street , Fairlight and am currently one of the resident artists. On regular occasions I hold art classes for beginning enthusiasts as a way of encouraging them to get in touch with their own creativity.
I don't really care much for the philosophies or theories of art. My dreams and fantasies keep me inspired - attempting the impossible runs in my blood. I fell in love with the process of art; the feelings I could provoke and the emotions I could release. Colour makes me feel and the drawing of black lines gives me boundaries. My work is a reflection of my world around me. My faith and future is in God's hands.
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